The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-02-09

and ready -buttered, for don't think you
would know how to do it yourself. You
had better go out this way, by the side
door, and then no one will be the wiser
for the favor you've done me-"
For one brief instant her worn, pale
faced companion had bent down i'm
pulsively and laid her own soft cheek
against Elsie's, and the next, wholly un-
able to speak, she had disappeared.
ga rather heavier mail bag tonight
than usual, wasn't it, Elsie2"
eyes, aunt. Thank you for doing it
up for me. At any rate, the registered
letters did not occupy you long while. a"
''No, child.n
Meanwhile Elsie had been engaged in
penning dozen words or more upon a
large sheet of letter-paper, and the fol-
lowing morning, side by side with the
well known muffin and crumpet" state
ment, appeared the following:
"a young lady, clever and well-educated
desires at once good morning or daily en-
gagement as governess. Terms moderate.
Excellent references. Apply for particulars
Within
Miss Josephine had in a most mex
plicable way, won the woman's en-
tire sympathy, and also the admiration
of Elsie. And yet the latter never seemed
to forget the difference in station that
she considered still existed between her
favorite and herself. She only knew
that the lawyers daughter was very
model of sweet patience, and that she
and all at home were as poor as any
church mouse.
ooh, myp exclaimed little Bob
Travers that morning, as the letters were
brought in. "What shoals of letters !
What lot of governesses we shall have,
mother! l do declare if it won't be
just like an evening party"
Hold your tongue, Bobp urged his
father, peremptorily 'Leave the room. {"
Letters of importance had to be dis.
cussed, most of them bearing reference
to what Bob had termed the "evening
party"
Some applicantsdeclariug they were ex-
perienced, because middle-aged. Others
asserted that they were young, and there
fore generally regarded as having an at
tractive way with children; which latter
statement was yet worse. The last-de-
scribed young ladies would perhaps
prove attractive in other ways, and fall
desperately in love with the quiet bach
elor-Uncle Fred
No, that wouldn't do at all, and in a
decided fit of ill-humor Bobs father
threw the entire batch of letters into the
fire.
AS usual, when perturted in mind,
mother turned the current of conver.
sation by addressing Uncle Fred.
81 wish, when passing Janet Lisle's
to-day, you would ask for our maga
zines"
All was hurry-skurry, as usual, three
or four hours later on in the post-office
A variety of small packages required i'm
mediate weighing; and it was at this
very juncture that Uncle Fred placed
his foot upon the threshold.
Something had, however, Just caught
his eye, and without more ado he beat a
hasty retreat-not, however, to a great
distance off.
THE very thing" he calculated.
''There! We have been hunting about
all this while-and to what purposel
Particulars within. Eh2 Why, I'll go
| IN AT once anu inquire
Uncle Fred was a widower, and had,
therefore, made his home of late years
with his sister Polly's family Anything,
he thought, was better than living alone.
He was rich, too, and highly cult
vated man, with peculiar faculty also
for engaging in the performance of kindly
actions. Like the rest of the family,
however, he had only lately come into
the neighborhood
''Will you excuse my troubling you
about the notice in the window2"
Elsie started visibly an instant. Yes,
of course This was not the first occasion
upon which she had seen that certainly
striking face. Yesterday, of course,
when he had sent off the registered let
ter.
But Elsie was instantly all attention.
Yes she could tell him all he required
to know-and did so; and even as she
spoke, Elsie's eyes sparkled brightly and
lovingly. She was doing now what it
rejoiced her true womans heart to ven
ture upon-trying to help her favorite.
"And Miss Falconbridgc thought that
the young lady in question might be
fully relied upon in her guidance of little
children2" he asked.
''Oh, dear me! Ges-most certainly" ."
''You can give me her address,"
Elsie noted it down quickly upon a
slip of paper.
Before the end of that certainly event
full day, Miss Josephine was engaged as
daily governess in the family of Uncle
Fred's sister, at the moderate salary of
two hundred dollars a year.
Some months have passed away since
then. Kind Uncle Fred, that he ever is,
has just appeared in the large, old-fash-
ioned hall, and is assisting miss Jose
phine" in putting on her cloak previous
to taking her departure for home. lie,
and "Sister Polly" also, are both made
of good stuff, and folks say, and
Heaven bless them for itl-only wish to
make her feel at home with them.
And for the reason, therefore, it seems
that Uncle Fred not only, on this spec
ial evening, escorts her to the hall.door,
bnt also a short distance on the road to-
ward home.
AS he says, the evening is so lovely,
and the balmy outer air will do him